Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

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Josh Allen (left), Justin Jefferson (center) and Jonathan Taylor (right) are key players in the Week 17 rankings. / Jonathan Taylor: Grace Hollars USA TODAY Network via Imagn ImagesJosh Allen: Jamie Germano/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORKJustin Jefferson: Michael Owens/Getty Images

Fantasy football championship week is upon us!

To all of you who are still alive at this point in the season, congratulations! Your ultimate goal, a league championship, is within grasp! Now is the time to lean on your stars, as their successes or failures will be a major factor in determining your fantasy fate. But also, the matchups for those players who aren’t set it and forget it, are even more important.

With that said, here’s my positional PPR player rankings for Week 17.

There are some major movers this week, including Baker Mayfield (up), Najee Harris (down), Brian Thomas Jr. (up) and Jake Ferguson (down). For those who need help with tough calls between players with similar value or plus Week 17 matchups, I’m here for you!

When you're done reviewing these PPR rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start Em, Sit Em columns at every position!

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1. Week 17 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 17 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
3. Week 17 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 17 Fantasy Tight End Rankings
5. Week 17 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 17 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 17 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Week 17 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NYJ
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at HOU
3	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. DAL
4	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. ATL
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. DEN
6	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. CAR
7	Bo Nix	DEN	at CIN
8	Sam Darnold	MIN	vs. GB
9	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. DET
10	Kyler Murray	ARI	at LAR
11	Jordan Love	GB	at MIN
12	Anthony Richardson	IND	at NYG
13	Justin Herbert	LAC	at NE
14	Jared Goff	DET	at SF
15	Patrick Mahomes	KC	at PIT
16	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at CLE
17	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. SEA
18	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. BAL
19	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	at BUF
20	Geno Smith	SEA	at CHI
21	Drake Maye	NE	vs. LAC
22	Russell Wilson	PIT	vs. KC
23	Bryce Young	CAR	at TB
24	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. ARI
25	Cooper Rush	DAL	at PHI
26	Mac Jones	JAC	vs. TEN
27	Mason Rudolph	TEN	at JAC
28	Aidan O'Connell	LV	at NO
29	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	at WAS
30	Drew Lock	NYG	vs. IND
31	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	CLE	vs. MIA
32	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. LV

Week 17 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. DAL
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at SF
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at WAS
4	Derrick Henry	BAL	at HOU
5	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. DEN
6	De'Von Achane	MIA	at CLE
7	Josh Jacobs	GB	at MIN
8	Joe Mixon	HOU	vs. BAL
9	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. ARI
10	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at NYG
11	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at CHI
12	James Conner	ARI	at LAR
13	James Cook	BUF	vs. NYJ
14	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. CAR
15	Aaron Jones	MIN	vs. GB
16	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at TB
17	Breece Hall	NYJ	at BUF
18	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. ATL
19	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. LAC
20	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. MIA
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. IND
22	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at JAC
23	Rachaad White	TB	vs. CAR
24	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at PHI
25	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. SEA
26	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
27	Alexander Mattison	LV	at NO
28	Najee Harris	PIT	vs. KC
29	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. TEN
30	Tony Pollard	TEN	at JAC
31	Javonte Williams	DEN	at CIN
32	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at PIT
33	Gus Edwards	LAC	at NE
34	Kendre Miller	NO	vs. LV
35	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	vs. DET
36	Ameer Abdullah	LV	at NO
37	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. KC
38	Kareem Hunt	KC	at PIT
39	Trey Benson	ARI	at LAR
40	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at WAS
41	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. IND
42	Raheem Mostert	MIA	at CLE
43	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. LAC
44	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NYJ
45	Audric Estime	DEN	at CIN
46	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. SEA
47	Cam Akers	MIN	vs. GB
48	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NYJ
49	Braelon Allen	NYJ	at BUF
50	Jordan Mims	NO	vs. LV
51	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. ATL
52	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs. DET
53	Kenny McIntosh	SEA	at CHI
54	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	vs. DAL
55	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at NE
56	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. ARI
57	Craig Reynolds	DET	at SF
58	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	vs. MIA
59	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	at BUF
60	Michael Carter	ARI	at LAR

Week 17 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. GB
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at SF
3	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. DEN
4	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. BAL
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at PHI
6	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. ARI
7	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. DAL
8	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR
9	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. ATL
10	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. TEN
11	Davante Adams	NYJ	at BUF
12	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at CHI
13	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs. IND
14	George Pickens	PIT	vs. KC
15	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at CIN
16	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. SEA
17	Tyreek Hill	MIA	at CLE
18	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. DEN
19	Zay Flowers	BAL	at HOU
20	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs. DAL
21	Drake London	ATL	at WAS
22	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. GB
23	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at BUF
24	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. SEA
25	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. DET
26	Cooper Kupp	LAR	vs. ARI
27	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at NE
28	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at NO
29	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at JAC
30	DK Metcalf	SEA	at CHI
31	Adam Thielen	CAR	at TB
32	Xavier Worthy	KC	at PIT
33	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. DET
34	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NYJ
35	Jameson Williams	DET	at SF
36	Jayden Reed	GB	at MIN
37	Josh Downs	IND	at NYG
38	Jalen McMillan	TB	vs. CAR
39	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at LAR
40	Romeo Doubs	GB	at MIN
41	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	at PIT
42	Quentin Johnston	LAC	at NE
43	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. MIA
44	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at WAS
45	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at NYG
46	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. SEA
47	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. IND
48	Jalen Coker	CAR	at TB
49	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at HOU
50	Christian Watson	GB	at MIN
51	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NYJ
52	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	TEN	at JAC
53	Devaughn Vele	DEN	at CIN
54	Amari Cooper	BUF	vs. NYJ
55	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs. LAC
56	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. TEN
57	Calvin Austin III	PIT	vs. KC
58	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs. LAC
59	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	at WAS
60	Josh Palmer	LAC	at NE

Week 17 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Brock Bowers	LV	at NO
2	Trey McBride	ARI	at LAR
3	George Kittle	SF	vs. DET
4	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at CLE
5	David Njoku	CLE	vs. MIA
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	at SF
7	Mark Andrews	BAL	at HOU
8	Travis Kelce	KC	at PIT
9	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. GB
10	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. LAC
11	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. KC
12	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. BAL
13	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at JAC
14	Tucker Kraft	GB	at MIN
15	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at PHI
16	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NYJ
17	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. TEN
18	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. ATL
19	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at WAS
20	Noah Gray	KC	at PIT
21	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. LV
22	Noah Fant	SEA	at CHI
23	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at HOU
24	Stone Smartt	LAC	at NE
25	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. ARI
26	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. DEN
27	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. SEA
28	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at BUF
29	Payne Durham	TB	vs. CAR
30	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. LAC
31	Foster Moreau	NO	vs. LV
32	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs. DAL

Week 17 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. DAL
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at SF
3	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	at WAS
4	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	vs. GB
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at SF
6	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. DEN
7	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	vs. BAL
8	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at HOU
9	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. DEN
10	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at CLE
11	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at PHI
12	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at MIN
13	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. ARI
14	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	vs. DAL
15	Mike Evans	WR	TB	vs. CAR
16	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. ATL
17	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. TEN
18	Davante Adams	WR	NYJ	at BUF
19	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	at CHI
20	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	vs. BAL
21	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. ARI
22	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	at NYG
23	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	at CHI
24	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	vs. IND
25	George Pickens	WR	PIT	vs. KC
26	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at CIN
27	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	at NO
28	James Conner	RB	ARI	at LAR
29	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NYJ
30	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. SEA
31	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	vs. CAR
32	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	vs. GB
33	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at LAR
34	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	at CLE
35	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. DEN
36	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at TB
37	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at HOU
38	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. DAL
39	Drake London	WR	ATL	at WAS
40	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	vs. GB
41	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at BUF
42	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. ATL
43	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. LAC
44	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	vs. MIA
45	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	vs. IND
46	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at JAC
47	George Kittle	TE	SF	vs. DET
48	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	at BUF
49	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. SEA
50	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	vs. DET
51	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	vs. ARI
52	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	at NE
53	Jonnu Smith	TE	MIA	at CLE
54	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	at NO
55	David Njoku	TE	CLE	vs. MIA
56	Rachaad White	RB	TB	vs. CAR
57	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at JAC
58	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	at CHI
59	Adam Thielen	WR	CAR	at TB
60	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at SF
61	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	at PHI
62	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	at PIT
63	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	vs. DET
64	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at HOU
65	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at PIT
66	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. NYJ
67	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. SEA
68	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	vs. TEN
69	Alexander Mattison	RB	LV	at NO
70	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at SF
71	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	vs. KC
72	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	at MIN
73	Tank Bigsby	RB	JAC	vs. TEN
74	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at JAC
75	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	vs. GB
76	Josh Downs	WR	IND	at NYG
77	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	at CIN
78	Jalen McMillan	WR	TB	vs. CAR
79	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at LAR
80	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	KC	at PIT
81	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	at PIT
82	Gus Edwards	RB	LAC	at NE
83	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	at MIN
84	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	vs. LAC
85	Kendre Miller	RB	NO	vs. LV
86	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	vs. MIA
87	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	at NE
88	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	at WAS
89	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	at NYG
90	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	SF	vs. DET
91	Ameer Abdullah	RB	LV	at NO
92	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	vs. KC
93	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. SEA
94	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	vs. KC
95	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	vs. BAL
96	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	TEN	at JAC
97	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	at PIT
98	Trey Benson	RB	ARI	at LAR
99	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ATL	at WAS
100	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	at MIN

Week 17 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. BAL
2	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. CAR
3	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at PHI
4	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. KC
5	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at NE
6	Jake Bates	DET	at SF
7	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. NYJ
8	Wil Lutz	DEN	at CIN
9	Justin Tucker	BAL	at HOU
10	Jason Myers	SEA	at CHI
11	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. GB
12	Chad Ryland	ARI	at LAR
13	Riley Patterson	ATL	at WAS
14	Eddy Piniero	CAR	at TB
15	Jason Sanders	MIA	at CLE
16	Harrison Butker	KC	at PIT
17	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. DAL
18	Brandon McManus	GB	at MIN
19	Cade York	CIN	vs. DEN
20	Jake Moody	SF	vs. DET
21	Matt Gay	IND	at NYG
22	Daniel Carlson	LV	at NO
23	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. ARI
24	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. LV
25	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs. ATL
26	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. SEA
27	Brayden Narveson	TEN	at JAC
28	Anders Carlson	NYJ	at BUF
29	Cam Little	JAC	vs. TEN
30	Graham Gano	NYG	vs. IND
31	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	vs. MIA
32	Joey Slye	NE	vs. LAC

Week 17 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Dolphins	at CLE
2	Bills	vs. NYJ
3	Colts	at NYG
4	Commanders	vs. ATL
5	Chiefs	at PIT
6	Chargers	at NE
7	Seahawks	at CHI
8	Eagles	vs. DAL
9	Vikings	vs. GB
10	Saints	vs. LV
11	Jaguars	vs. TEN
12	Buccaneers	vs. CAR
13	Titans	at JAC
14	Raiders	at NO
15	Bears	vs. SEA
16	Ravens	at HOU
17	Packers	at MIN
18	Lions	at SF
19	Bengals	vs. DEN
20	Giants	vs. IND
21	Broncos	at CIN
22	Steelers	vs. KC
23	Rams	vs. ARI
24	Browns	vs. MIA
25	Cardinals	at LAR
26	Cowboys	at PHI
27	Panthers	at TB
28	Falcons	at WAS
29	Texans	vs. BAL
30	Patriots	vs. LAC